Bottle and stopper therefor



(No Model.)

J. H. SPRINGFIELD. BOTTLE AND STOPPBR THBRBFOR.

No. 588,499. Patented Aug. 17, 1897.

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J HENRY SPRINGFIELD, OF PLATTEVILLE, COLORADO.

BOTTLE AND STPPER THEREFOR.

SIIECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 588,499, dated August17, 1897. Application iiled July 16, 1896. Serial No. 599,359. (Nomodel.)

To all wil/0m, t may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES HENRY SPRING- FIELD, of Platteville, in thecounty of Weld and State of Colorado, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in- Bottles and Stoppers Therefor, of which the following isa full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide aA struction and combination"of the severalA parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, andpointed out in the claims.

VReference is to be had tothe accompanying drawings, forminga part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a vertical section-through the neck of a bottle and thestopper for the same, illustrating the stopper ,as partially applied.Fig. 2 -is a transverse section through the bottlc-neck and the stoppershown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the neck of abottle and a modified form of the stopper plied to the same; and Fig. 4is a vertical section through the bottle, illustrating a furthermodification in the manner of sealin g the bottle, entering fluid intothe same, and gaining access to the said iiuid.

The bottle-neck A is provided at diametrically opposite sides upon itsouter face at the mouth with substantially L-shaped slots B, the saidslots comprising each a vertical member 10, extending from the upperedge of the mouth a predetermined distance down the neck, and a shorthorizontal member 11 in direct communication with the vertical mem# berof the slot.

A yoke 12, having its terminal members normally outwardly :flared inopposite directions, is used in connection with the bottleneck, and thebow member of the said yoke extends across the top or mouth of thebottleprovided at diametrically opposite sides with exterior lugs le,and it may be here remarked `that the horizontal members 11 of theL-slots B extend in oppositev directions.

A spring 15 has bearing upon the top of the yoke 12 and against theupper face of the cap 13, the upper portion of the spring beingcontained "within a suitable socket 16 or the equivalent thereof. Whenthe cap is placed properly on the neck of the bottle, its lugs 14 .willengage with the :pendent or terminal members of the yoke 12,'as shown inFig. 1.

Thecap is so formed that when it is forced downward over the neck of thebottle it will iit substantially tight thereto, and therefore the shapeof the cap is made to correspond to the exterior shape of the neck ofthe bottle. Therefore as the cap is forced`downward the pendent orterminal members of the yoke 12 will be pressed inward, permitting thelugs of the cap to enter the horizontal members 11 ofthe L-slots B, andby turning the cap a -slight distance the cap-lugs 14 will enter thesaid horizontal members 11, travelingto their outer ends, and thependent members 12 of the yoke, which are of a spring material, whenreleased, will iiy outward, forming locks, preventing the cap from beingturned back so as to eect a release between it and the neck of thebottle. Therefore the cap must be broken or otherwise destroyed beforethe contents of the bottle can be emptied, which is effected by drawingthe yoke 12 and a cork 17, which is beneaththe yoke and in the mouth ofthe bottle.

.In Fig. 3 I have shown a modified form of the device, in which thespring 15 is dispensed with and likewise the L-slots B, a recess B beingsimply formedin the exterior of the bottle-neck. The cap 19 in thisinstance is also preferably of glass and has a tubular offset 20 formedupon one of` its sides containing a pawl 2l, and a spring 22 normallyforc- *ing the pawl outward. The inner end of the IOO rreetion, so thatwhen the cap is placed over the mouth of the bottle and presseddownward, when the pawl 2l is opposite the recess B, the spring willforce the pawl into the said recess and effeetually prevent thewithdrawal of the cap. It will be understood that more than one recessmay be produced in the bottle and that more than one springcontrolledpawl may be used in connection with the cap, and that the pawl, ifdesired, may be of the gravity type.

In Fig. et a slight further modification is shown, in which the top ofthe bottle is provided with the usual cork 17, but the mouth is entirelyclosed by a frangible covering 23, preferably given an upward curvature,and which is to be broken when the contents of the bottle are to bepoured out. The liquid, however, in this instance is not poured in atthe mont-h of the bottle, but through an opening 25 made in its bottom24, the said opening being surrounded by a downwardlyextending collar26, having an L-slot 26 produced therein corresponding to the slots Binthe construction shown in Fig. l. In fact the collar and iis closingdevice are the same as the neck of the bottle and the closing deviceshown in Fig. 1, embracing a yoke 2S, and a spring-controlled stopper27, having lugs to enter the slots 26", and a cor i stopper 29 is placedin the collar 26, against which the yoke has a bearing. The recesses andslots in the bottle-neck which receive the lugs or latches from the capare virtually keepers.

Having thus described my invention, l claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patentl. The combination with abottle having an exteriorrecess or groove formed in its neck, constituting a keeper, of afrangible cap fitting over the neck of the bottle and provided with aninwardly-extending tongue adapted to engage the said keeper, and aninternal spring engaging the said tongue and retaining it in position inthe said groove or recess, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a bottle provided with external L-shaped groovesin its neck, of a fragile cap fitting upon the bottle-neck and providedwith lugs on its inner face engaging said grooves, and a spring engagingthe lugs of the cap to hold them in the horizontal portions of thegrooves, substantially as described.

3. The combina-tion with a bottle provided with external L-shapedgrooves in its neck, the horizontal portions of said grooves eX- tendingin opposite directions, of a cap fitting upon the bottle-neck andprovided with lugs on its inner surface engaging said grooves, and aspring-yoke carried by the bottle-neck and having its terminal membersextending downward in the vertical members of the said grooves andadapted to engage the lugs of the cap to hold them in the horizontalportions of the said grooves, substantially as described.

4. The combination with a bottle having its neck provided with exteriorslots, the said slots forming keepers, of a cap made of frangiblematerial and provided with inwardlyextending lugs adapted to engage thesaid slots, a spring-yoke extending across the top of the bottle-neckand having its terminal members extending into the said slots andadapted to engage the lugs of the cap to hold them in the said slots,and a spring arranged between the top of the yoke and the said cap,substantially as described.

5. A bottle-mouth provided with exterior slots therein, the said slotsforming keepers, a spring-yoke entering the said slots, and a cap fittedover the mouth and the yoke and carrying latches operating to hold theyoke in place, as and for the purpose set forth.

6. The combination, with the mouth of a bottle, or an opening into whichthe fluid is to be introduced, the said mouth having diametricallyopposing L-shaped slots, of a spring-yoke crossing the mouth or opening,the members whereof enter the vertical members of the aforesaid slots,and a cap having projections arranged foren gagement with the freemembers of the yoke as the cap is being placed over the mouth, the saidprojections ofthe cap being adapted to enter the horizontal portions ofthe said slotsin the mouth of the bottle, said yoke thereby preventingthe removal of the cap, as and for the purpose speeiiied.

JAMES HENRY SPRINGFIELD. XVitnesses:

EDWIN CAMP,

W. R. RANEY.

